Can unbelievers pay for their sins by being in Hell or is Jesus the only one who can pay for our sins (link)?
is Jesus the only one who can pay for our sins?
Is Jesus the only one who can pay for our sins?
Can unbelievers pay for their sins by being in Hell or is Jesus the only one who can pay for our sins (link)?
We find from Paul that the wages of sin is death. All men die. All men pay for their sins.
1 Cor 15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; """We shall not all sleep""", but we shall all be changed,
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ
Hosea 13:14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
If "hell" isn't the penalty for sin, then what price did Jesus pay that we would avoid paying ourselves?
Can unbelievers pay for their sins by being in Hell or is Jesus the only one who can pay for our sins (link)?
If "hell" isn't the penalty for sin, then what price did Jesus pay that we would avoid paying ourselves?
Jesus went to paradise, not hell (Luke 23:43). He paid for our sins with His death so how could hell be the penalty for sin?
The ransom!Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying "hell is the penalty for sin" (I don't even believe in the common teaching concerning "hell"); but I'm asking, what did Jesus pay that we wouldn't have to pay? Obviously it isn't "hell" since as you said, Jesus isn't in "hell" forever. It wasn't eternal separation from God, since Jesus wasn't eternally separated from God. It can't be death because we still die. It can't be annihilation because Jesus wasn't annihilated. So the question is, what exactly did Jesus pay that we won't have to? If He took our place, our place in relation to, what?
Somebody will have to pay. If not Jesus, then you. Maybe a better way to put it is there must be a sacrifice for sin and it must be the one that God will accept. There's no use in trying to give him something he doesn't want. If there is no sacrifice, you can't get in. Exile from God's kingdom is your only option.
Somebody will have to pay. If not Jesus, then you. Maybe a better way to put it is there must be a sacrifice for sin and it must be the one that God will accept. There's no use in trying to give him something he doesn't want. If there is no sacrifice, you can't get in. Exile from God's kingdom is your only option.
There is no need for a sacrifice with forgiveness available.
Jesus doesn't need to be sacrificed "again" since His acceptable sacrifice was once and for all.I guess he was sad when he found out Jesus didn't didn't need to be sacrificed. He was so intent on Jesus being a sacrifice, I guess he couldn't bring himself to believe what forgiveness means.
You are so intent on being seen as worthy of salvation because of your ongoing works that you can't bring yourself to believe what forgiveness means.He was so intent on Jesus being a sacrifice, I guess he couldn't bring himself to believe what forgiveness means.
Repentance is a necessary part in receiving the sacrifice of Jesus Christ once for all for your sins.God accepts repentance for the forgiveness of sins. You are right in trying to give Him something He doesn't want.
Without the shedding of Christ's blood once for all there is no forgiveness of sins.Jesus said He doesn't want sacrifice, but many still try to go that route.
Forgiveness is not available without a payment.
If you owed someone $100 and could not pay him and I stepped in and said here's the money, he would be satisfied and would not come after you anymore. Don't make it any more complicated than that. If that doesn't explain it then you are not really looking for an answer, but are just being fussy.